The Election Commission of India (EC) declared the upcoming Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) election dates on October 6, 2018. The Assembly elections in Rajasthan will be held in a single phase on December 7, 2018. For the upcoming Rajasthan Assembly elections, more than two lakh EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines) would be used. The term of the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly, where the Bharatiya Janata Party is in power, expires on January 20, 2019. The counting of the votes and announcement of results will be done on December 11, 2018.

Number of constituencies going to poll: 200

Rajasthan Assembly Election 2018: Important Dates

Events

Date

Day

Date of poll notification

12.11.2018

Monday

Last Date of Nominations

19.11.2018

Monday

Date for Scrutiny ofNominations

20.11.2018

Tuesday

Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures

22.11.2018

Thursday

Poll

07.12.2018

Friday

Counting

11.12.2018

Tuesday

Date before which electionshall be completed

13.12.2018

Thursday

Both the leading parties in the state, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC), is ready to face each other in the election field. In the previous Rajasthan Assembly Elections (held on December 1, 2013), the Congress managed to win a mere 21 seats out of 200 Assembly seats. The BJP bagged 163 seats out of 200 Assembly constituencies and other political parties got a total of 16 seats. After BJP's victory in 2013 assembly polls, Vasundhara Raje Scindia became the Chief Minister of the state for the second time.